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Xos Inc., a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of fully electric Classes 5-8 commercial vehicles, announced it signed an agreement to deliver three Xos electric step vans to UniFirst Corp. in a test program with potential for additional vehicle purchases for use across the United States.

The national average price of diesel increased for the ninth consecutive week June 28 when it climbed 1.3 cents to reach $3.30 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration reported.

The nation’s ports remained very busy in May, as high shipment volume continued to flow through facilities on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts at a record-setting pace.

XL Fleet Corp., a provider of hybrid electrification solutions for Classes 2-6 commercial and municipal vehicles, announced it has been added to the Russell 3000 Index and the U.S. Small Cap Russell 2000 Index effective June 28.

Hirschbach Motor Lines announced June 22 that it is expanding with the acquisition of Lessors Inc.

Greg Werner, the former CEO of Werner Enterprises, has died, the company confirmed June 25.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg vowed to advance a long-delayed rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey using money expected to be appropriated this year.

Baker Hughes is taking a 15% stake in a startup that aims to produce natural gas from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, the oil field service company’s latest move to invest in technology designed to capture emissions.

Legislation designed to update the country’s surface transportation policies is scheduled for floor consideration this week, likely today or Wednesday, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

Sutton Transport Inc. announced June 24 that it has entered into an agreement to purchase E F Express.